Senior CI & Digital Transformation Leader

Northrop Grumman; San Diego (CA); On-site; USD 129,000 - 194,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health Plan

Savings Plan

Paid Time Off

Job summary

Northrop Grumman seeks a Continuous Improvement and Digital Transformation Lead for its San Diego, CA manufacturing team. You will champion lean‑agile practices, drive cost, quality, and schedule improvements, and develop binding CI roadmaps across operations, engineering, and program leadership.

The role emphasizes coaching teams, deploying manufacturing tech, and building CI capability to sustain gains. Strong collaboration with IT and vendors is essential.

Qualifications

• Experience leading cross-functional CI or digital transformation initiatives.
• Proficient in lean tools and problem solving (A3, 5S, VSM).
• Ability to use dashboards and data to drive decisions.
• US Citizenship and ability to obtain DoD Secret Clearance.

Responsibilities

• Serve as site CI SME on lean, Six Sigma, and problem solving.
• Lead digital transformation projects (dashboards, MES/ERP integration).
• Develop CI training and coaching for site staff.
• Establish KPIs for cost, quality, and schedule.

Skills

Lean principles

Six Sigma

Cross-functional leadership

Digital transformation

Data analytics

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering

Master’s degree in related field

Tools

Power BI

Celonis

Minitab

Job description

Northrop Grumman seeks a Continuous Improvement and Digital Transformation Lead for its San Diego, CA manufacturing team. You will champion lean‑agile practices, drive cost, quality, and schedule improvements, and develop binding CI roadmaps across operations, engineering, and program leadership.

The role emphasizes coaching teams, deploying manufacturing tech, and building CI capability to sustain gains. Strong collaboration with IT and vendors is essential.